Note From the Author by Curt AlldayA Note from the Author:
i've only wanted
for the longest time to say
something that you would see
something that you would read
and see
with your mind the things
coming out of these fingertips
of how badly
i want you to connect with
my relentless metaphor and dreams
about how i want you to see into my heart
circling around
my pulsating atria
spreading their mouths,
parting like the Red Sea,
yearning more for sustenance,
more plasma,
so
how about you put down that magazine, man
and
how about
we
mix ours
let's meld as
one in expression
like music raging,
pulsating through
your rib cage
as you jump onto the stage
and move and move your face
your arms
your body
let's go ahead
right now
and see the importance
of every living thing
the people filling the halls
the person sitting right next to you
even now
these are some my feelings
lingering in my mind while i write
in detail and bizarre stories
about strange things
of no real significance
these are the points that are
bottled up in images
in description
in redundancy
and scattered thought
this is what i feel for this art
this is what i feel for you
open up and see
and move with me
to the
rhythm
as we sway
as we play
old guitars and shuffle
onto the sand
like when i saw these two African men
play in their homeland spreading
an idea of what this world could be
if we could only believe in our dreams,
and share our experiences and sorrows
and so on and so forth
basically, it is there
where i still remain
basking in the reality,
in the courage to face
fears, adversity, challenges, and draw strength
from the well of the human spirit.
this is what i felt,
and so i now share it with you.
Thanks for reading-
Your Humble Author,
Curt Allday
09/19/2006 Author's Note: http://galacticfog.blogspot.com
Posted on 09/20/2006 Copyright © 2024 Curt Allday
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 09/21/06 at 03:17 AM "let's go ahead
right now
and see the importance
of every living thing
the people filling the halls
the person sitting right next to you
even now"
Amen, and amen!!
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Posted by Leslie Ann Eisenberg on 09/29/06 at 04:56 AM so moving, this wish for connection. to share an experience with someone, such as a favorite band taking the stage, is an opportunity to create an indelible connection....and this is what we do when we write, we attempt to connect with others. at the very least, to communicate what is important to us, and hope someone else "gets it." at the very "most" they are moved by your art. beautiful. PK |
Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 06/16/09 at 10:45 AM Congrats on POTD Curt!!! |
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 06/16/09 at 03:34 PM Well, I see I loved this before and I'm delighted to see it as POTD! |
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